The Oscars - 86th Academy Awards winners

The cast of "12 Years A Slave" their Oscar win for Best Picture

Lupita Nyong'o, Oscar accepting speech

Matthew McConaughey, Oscar accepting speech

The 2014 Oscar ceremony was one that I really enjoyed.  The movie that impacted me the most throughout the year happened to be "12 Years A Slave" - as the performance by Lupita Nyong'o in that movie brought me to tears.  A part of me would love to hear what happened to Patsey (the character she played in the movie) even though I'm sure that this information wouldn't please me. 

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Cate Blanchett, Oscar accepting speech

Jared Leto, Oscar accepting speech

Cate Blanchett won best female actress for her performance in "Blue Jasmine" which was directed by Woody Allen.  Lupita Nyong'o won best performance by a female actress.  Matthew McConaughey won best male actor and his co-star Jared Leto won best supporting actor for their performances in "Dallas Buyers Club."

Gravity won a total of seven Oscars, mainly in visual and editing categories.  "12 Years A Slave" won best picture, which was directed by Steve McQueen.

Best Picture:

"12 Years a Slave"

Best Supporting Actor:

Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club"

Best Supporting Actress:

Lupita Nyong'o, "12 Years a Slave"

Best Director:

Alfonso Cuaron, "Gravity"

Best Actor:

Matthew McConaughey, "Dallas Buyer's Club"

Best Actress:

Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine"

Best Original Screenplay:

"Her"

Best Adapted Screenplay:

"12 Years a Slave"

Best Animated Feature:

"Frozen"

Best Foreign Feature:

"The Great Beauty," Italy

Best Visual Effects:

"Gravity"

Best Cinematography:

"Gravity"

Best Costume Design:

"The Great Gatsby"

Best Documentary Feature:

"20 Feet from Stardom"

 

Best Documentary Short:

"The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life"

Best Film Editing:

"Gravity"

Best Makeup and Hairstyling:

"Dallas Buyers Club"

Best Music (Original Score):

"Gravity"

Best Music (Original Song):

"Let It Go" from "Frozen"

Best Production Design:

"The Great Gatsby"

Best Short Film, Animated:

"Mr. Hublot"

Best Short Film, Live Action:

"Helium"

Best Sound Editing:

"Gravity"

Best Sound Mixing:

"Gravity"